1 . Shenzhen in Guangdong province has become the first city in China to allow specialist nurses to prescribe (开药方) selected drugs and order tests, in a move that is expected to increase efficiencies in the healthcare system and reduce the patient-load burden on physicians.
Under a new rule in October that took effect in January, eligible nurses will be permitted to order examinations, treatments considering their expert skills and knowledge of specialist nursing or community healthcare. Their prescriptions must be based on existing diagnoses (诊断) made by physicians.
To become a nursing specialist, applicants should have a bachelor’s degree in nursing, five years of working experience, obtained an advanced nursing qualification and have attended a months-long specialist training program and passed a final test.
“Medical institutions must review inappropriate prescriptions given by nurses,” said the regulation. “Nursing specialists who are found to have given three or more improper prescriptions will have their prescribing power stopped for three to six months and will have to undergo retraining before regaining the authorization,” it added.
“Considering the difference in professional positioning, medical education background and work experience between physicians and nurses, it is necessary to fully analyze the necessity and practicability of the nurses’ prescriptive authority,” the commission said.
Zhou Wensi has a bachelor’s degree in nursing and is now a specialist nurse in periodontitis (牙周炎) , or gum disease, at Shenzhen Stomatology Hospital in the city’s Pingshan district.
“Our hospital has not begun allowing us to prescribe. If the rule goes into effect in the future, we’ll likely be able to directly prescribe mouthwash, anti-inflammatory drugs and painkillers to patients,” she said.
However, she also noted that most patients visiting the hospital are in need of treatment delivered by doctors with assistance from nurses like her, so the new regulation is not expected to have a major impact.
1. Why does Shenzhen give permission for specialist nurses’ special rights?A.To improve the overall ability of the specialist nurses. |
B.To speed up the development of the healthcare system. |
C.To enhance the work efficiency and lighten doctors’ load. |
D.To respond to the demands of doctors, nurses and patients. |
A.well-recognized | B.Qualified | C.flexible | D.hard-working |
A.A specialist nurse should follow the rules strictly. |
B.No institutions take charge of the prescriptions . |
C.Not all specialist nurses can prescribe drugs freely . |
D.A specialist nurse always has the prescribing power. |
A.Doubtful. | B.Indifferent. | C.Neutral. | D.Hopeful. |
1. What caused the woman’s problem?
A.Studying late into the night. |
B.Feeling nervous about her match. |
C.Getting up too late in the morning. |
A.Take some medicine. | B.Get more fresh air. | C.Get more sleep. |
3 . When Arvin Kuipers, who graduated from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine in 2017 and loves Chinese culture, asks his patients to stick out their tongue so he can diagnose(诊断) their illness, many are confused.
Kuipers, 30, practicing Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, said, “In TCM I need to do face and tongue diagnosis. That’s strange for people in my country.” One elderly woman had been visiting him occasionally for advice, but her first experience with TCM surprised her. She had never experienced acupuncture (针灸) or any other TCM treatment. “She came in, and I examined her face and tongue,” said Kuipers. “I told the patient her kidneys were not doing well and that she wasn’t getting proper sleep.” The woman was shocked by his insight and asked if he had been spying on her. “Actually, it was easy to diagnose her condition when I saw the dark rings under her eyes. Her energy levels were also very low at the time.”
Kuipers opened his TCM clinic in September. Most of his work involves performing acupuncture, cupping as well as tuina — a TCM massage that patients in the West like the most, he said. In some cases he also gave his patients traditional herbal medicines.
Kuipers usually makes a cup of Chinese tea to calm his patients if they are nervous about the acupuncture needles. He also explains to them the meridian (经络) system, which is a central concept of TCM, yin and yang, and other concepts. “In TCM, good health requires balanced yin and yang, so practitioners not only pay attention to a patient’s illness, but also to his or her overall physical condition,” said Kuipers. “TCM is also a different culture and offers a new perspective, instead of being a curing method.”
As of early April, Kuipers has treated more than 200 patients, many of whom come to his clinic every week. “TCM does work, and works well. My patients really feel better with it, so I value it, and when my patients feel better I also feel better.”
1. What can we learn from the elderly woman’s story in paragraph 2?A.The elderly woman trusted TCM treatment in the beginning. |
B.TCM is very different from the treatment in her country. |
C.The elderly woman used to visit Kuipers a lot for TCM. |
D.The elderly woman was shocked at her kidney s not doing well |
A.Tuina. | B.Acupuncture. | C.Cupping. | D.Herbal medicines. |
A.Why Kuipers’ patients are fond of Chinese tea. |
B.How Kuipers explains meridian system to his patients. |
C.How Kuipers applies Chinese culture and treatments to patients. |
D.Why Kuipers pays little attention to overall physical condition. |
A.To praise Kuipers for his TCM treatments. |
B.To stress the value of teaching foreigners TCM. |
C.To show the popularity of TCM with patients in the Netherlands. |
D.To tell the story of Kuipers practising TCM in the Netherlands. |
4 . We all know the saying, “Nobody is perfect.” It has been planted in our brains since we were children, and of course, it is the truth. So if nobody is perfect, why do we have such a hard time admitting when we are in trouble or need help?
Like many other young people trying to get through their first year of college, I felt anxiety, and it had its grips on me pretty tight. It began getting in the way of my life, and I had to sit down and tell myself that my behavior was not healthy and there was a solution. Finally, I decided to turn to therapy (精神疗法).
Therapy. It has such a negative stigma (污名), but why? Does going to therapy mean that you are failing as a person or that you cannot fix your problems on your own? No. Going to therapy means that you are strong enough to recognize that something inside your head is not working correctly, and you are brave enough to try to fix it.
After a couple of weeks, many parts of my life became so much clearer. I began to understand that I, myself, am my worst enemy, which was pretty frightening. But, although frightened, I knew that it was only I who could guide me towards feeling better, and that was extremely empowering.
I have been guided towards a healthier mindset, one that is positive and powerful. I have been able to understand that no matter what happens in my life. I will always be okay.
A lot of people do not understand that it is normal to have negative feelings and sometimes to feel like we have lost control over certain parts of our lives. Seeing a therapist can greatly change your way of thinking about something if you keep your mind open and I am so thankful that I decided to go and do something for myself.
If you are in need of help, you can go to therapy and then everything will be okay.
1. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?A.Anxiety greatly influenced the author. | B.Anxiety encouraged the author to change. |
C.The author couldn’t deal with the college life. | D.The author had no idea what to do. |
A.means you are failing as a person | B.you’re brave enough to solve your problems |
C.can make others think wrongly about you | D.can be quite unnecessary and helpful |
A.To tell us how to think positively. | B.To show it is OK to be imperfect. |
C.To help us know better about therapy. | D.To share her college life with us. |
5 . Sunstroke is a condition that can quickly go from dangerous to deadly, especially if proper care isn’t given immediately.
Sunstroke, sometimes called heatstroke, is a result of the body temperature rising above the safe limit. This causes the body’s necessary functions to stop working.
It’s usually pretty easy to avoid sunstroke, as long as proper action is taken. In that case, you need to act as quickly as possible to return that person’s body to a safe temperature. Here are a few tips to help treat sunstroke.
Call for help
Call to get an ambulance as quickly as possible. This should be the first thing you do, especially if the sunstroke person has fainted (昏倒)。Also, call for help from anyone nearby if you’re in a public place. If there’s no one around, call someone nearby if they can get there sooner than an ambulance. Ask everyone to bring you as much water as possible, if there isn’t much nearby.
Get the person to a cooler area
If there’s a building nearby, aim for that. Anywhere with plenty of air conditioners and water is perfect. If a building isn’t available, bring the person to a well-shaded area.
Get the water flowing
If the person is still conscious, get him or her to drink water. If there’s a bathtub available, fill it with cool water and put the person in it.
If your water supply is limited, you have to save it. Dampen a towel or shirt and put it on the person’s body. Focus on the face, neck, and chest.
Fan the person
Getting moving air over the person cools him or her down. Use anything, a towel or sheet, a shirt, your hands, or a piece of board. This is where having many people around really helps, as they can combine to fan the entire body.
1. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?A.Call for assistance from others. |
B.Leave the sunstroke person in the shade. |
C.Put a wet towel on the person’s face. |
D.Help the person take some medicine. |
A.When the body doesn’t function. |
B.When proper care is given immediately. |
C.When someone is exposed to the sun too long. |
D.When the body temperature goes up beyond what one can bear. |
A.guidebook | B.book review |
C.medical magazine | D.official document |
6 .
1. How many days is South Quay Medical Centre open a week?
A.Two and a half. | B.Three. |
C.Four and a half. | D.Two |
A.She has to visit www.sydneylatenightpharmacies.com. |
B.She has to call 023881 by 8:30. |
C.She has to email Dr. Peter King or Dr. Vicky Ho. |
D.She has to call 023993. |
A.It provides two kinds of appointments. |
B.You can call 023993 in a medical emergency. |
C.You can’t get help outside the working hours. |
D.You can call 023881 in a medical emergency. |
7 . No matter how advanced technology gets, it can never be a substitute for good doctors and medical workers. During this year alone, health care professionals from all over the world have been putting themselves in a harmful way to treat COVID-19 patients. In times like this it is more important than ever that everyone has access to a doctor. But, according to statistics from the WHO, China has 19.79 medical doctors per 10,000 people (2017), the US has 26.12, and the UK has 27.86.
However, the rise of telemedicine allows doctors to make better use of their time and provides better health care access, especially for those in rural areas. Telemedicine is the remote delivery of health care services, including online consultations and diagnoses, and remote patient monitoring.
According to the World Economy Forum, nearly every other industry adopted widespread use of conference calls, and more recently, used video chats in order to cooperate remotely, while health care providers and patients both hesitated to adopt these tools to deliver health care. However, COVID-19 could push them to adopt the new approach. Having one of the best health care systems in the world, Switzerland already offers virtual video appointments for private patients, and with cloud computing, this care can go even further.
With patient data being stored in the cloud, medical records can be easily shared and updated by all health care providers when required. With the addition of powerful cloud networks, wearable technology, such as bracelets, can monitor a patient’s key signs from their homes, removing the need for hospital care.
Seema, administrator of Medicare and Medicaid Centre, told the Wall Street Journal, “The arrival of telehealth has been just completely speeded, and it’s taken this crisis to push us to a new frontier.” Indeed, telemedicine will have a huge effect on medical care, allowing for more personalized treatment of patients after COVID-19 has relieved.
1. What service doesn’t telemedicine offer to online patients?A.Online operations. | B.Online consultations. |
C.Remote patient monitoring. | D.Virtual video appointments. |
A.Worried. | B.Doubtful. |
C.Optimistic. | D.Cautious. |
A.The number of medical doctors per 10,000 is relatively small in China. |
B.The UK has the largest number of medical doctors in the world. |
C.Only Switzerland has the most developed medical system in the world. |
D.Conference calls and video chats have been used widely in telemedicine. |
A.The side effects of COVID-19 | B.Online medical care |
C.The shortage of medical care | D.The advanced medical technology |
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10 . This year’s flu season is shaping up to be a bad one. The new type of flu virus is more severe than most. In addition many people find the vaccine this year to be less effective, and others are wondering if they should still get a flu shot. The answer is yes.
Each summer, scientists try to make a best guess on which variants (变体) are going to be more common in the coming year. They look at data from other countries, and then they make the shot to match.
Sometimes a vaccine doesn’t work well because some variants change too much. That’s why in any year, even when you’re vaccinated, you can get the flu. The shot is about reducing your risk, not getting rid of it.
“Less” and “more” effective are relative terms, so we need to focus more on absolute risks. In 2010, researchers published an in-depth analysis of all flu shot studies. They showed that when a vaccine was considered effective, 1.2% of vaccinated people had the flu, while 3.9% of unvaccinated people had the flu. That’s an absolute risk reduction (ARR) of 2.7 percentage points. In studies in which the flu shot was considered ineffective, 1.1% of vaccinated people had the flu compared with 2.4% of unvaccinated people. The ARR was 1.3% points.
Let’s say this year’s flu vaccine is even worse than we think. Maybe the ARR will be as low as 1 percentage point. That’s still not that bad. Given the millions who are likely to suffer from flu and the thousands of deaths each year, this is a big payoff in public health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that 9 million to 36 million people become ill with the flu each year in the United States. Somewhere between 140,000 and 710,000 of them require hospitalization, and 12,000 to 56,000 die each year.
No vaccine is perfectly protective in any year. But to minimize your chances of illness, yes, you should still get the flu shot this year, and any year.
1. What is the paragraph2 mainly about?A.Why some vaccines are ineffective. | B.Why people should get vaccines. |
C.How a new vaccine is developed. | D.How people survive flu in summer. |
A.How dangerous flu could be. |
B.The risk of a vaccine. |
C.How flu spreads. |
D.The effectiveness of a flu vaccine. |
A.To show many people suffer from serious diseases each year. |
B.To show flu vaccines are sometimes ineffective. |
C.To show flu is a major cause of human death. |
D.To show vaccines can still save many people. |
A.To report a threatening type of flu virus. |
B.To persuade people to receive flu vaccines. |
C.To explain the spread of flu viruses. |
D.To give an introduction to this year’s vaccine. |